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COMING TO AMERICA celebrates the lives of
immigrants who came through Ellis Island from 1893 through 1916 in search
of the great American dream. This new musical presents a humorous picture
of the melting pot that was the American experience at the turn of the
century, through the eyes of everyday people who helped shape and change
this country forever.
A talented cast of five singer/comedians create a new American vaudeville,
transforming into literally dozens of characters. Irish, Jewish, Italian,
Swedish, and Spanish immigrants - America changed them all. And they
changed America in wonderful and unexpected ways. It's a wild spin in
the melting pot as these funny-but-true Ellis Island stories build into
one universal story of American dreams.
The score features landmark American songs by such legendary
composers as Irving Berlin, George
Gershwin, Cole Porter, Scott Joplin, Jerome Kern and George M. Cohan. |
